~Emerald~Gideon rose from his seat just to walk in front of me. I followed him with my confused look, while my heart kept pounding so fast. “I know you are going to decline this offer, but this for the best, Emerald. This work is for you, and I made this only for you,” Gideon uttered in his deep voice.My brows were furrowed while listening to him. I have this feeling that Gideon will offer me a higher chance of being on his side. ‘That's what I felt too, Emerald!’ Lilian spoke at the back of my head. I let out a sigh, and stared at him deep into his eyes. Even if I will decline this, Gideon will still pursue this. He will do his best just for me to accept it, and I don't want to disappoint him. “Just tell me, Gideon…” I uttered, and then he took a deep breath. Gideon's eyes were fixed on me as he spoke, “I want to appoint you as my gamma, Emerald.”I was stunned, almost gasping from what I've heard towards Gideon. As I stared into his eyes, all I found was sincerity. He meant w
~Emerald~“If you are pleased to have Emerald as the newly appointed gamma, you are free to quit your job. I don't need a beta like you!” Damian's hard reaction from earlier suddenly softened after Gideon burst into anger. He let out a heavy sigh, and bowed his head down. “I apologize for overreacting, Alpha Gideon. I will do what you said to me, and I'm sorry again. To you, Emerald…” Damian uttered. “I apologize as well for judging you.”I nodded my head towards Damian. He's just worried about the pack's situation and I understand his reaction. I won't plant a grudge with him just because of that. ‘He's just faking it. He's not sincere with his apologies!’ Lilian interrupted.I shook my head again, and did not mind what Lilian had told me.Damian left the room as fast as he could, so I turned my head at Gideon. He was calming himself by closing his eyes, and when he's fine, he looked at me. “Maybe, Damian is right, Gideon,” I uttered, trying my best not to make him mad.Gideon ju
~Emerald~I couldn't help but look at him straight in the eye. James just asked me if I love Gideon and I don't understand why he has to ask this one. I don't know what it will do to him.“You should not be asking about this one, James. I am not obligated to answer everything you will ask from me. You didn't even realize this one when I was still with you.” I responded to him with my chin tilted. It's just my way to tell him that I am not afraid of him.His question with me will not startle me. Perhaps, he should be the one to be afraid now. I can lie to him anytime I want just to hurt his feelings. James will definitely regret in his entire life if ever I found someone better, if his regrets were real.“I just wanted to know, Emerald. I wanted to make sure that you didn't fall in his trap yet. You will think of me as a dumbass Alpha, and I'm okay with it but I will make sure no one will hurt you. As long as I am still breathing in this world, no one will hurt you anymore,” James utte
~Emerald~I never waited for James to respond to me when I decided to go inside the room. I made sure that it's locked to prevent him from coming in.My heart started pounding again, the moment I entered the room. I touch my heart and rest my body against the door.I can't help but to feel guilty about what I've said to James. There was a part of me which regretted that I said those words, and I don't know why. I don't know why this happened to me. “Are you okay, Emerald?” Lilian asked, her tone looking worried about me. I let out a deep sigh, and then nodded my head in response. My head turned at Jacob who was still asleep. A smile formed on my lips as I walked near his crib. This is the best thing that has happened to my life. I didn't regret that I have a child with James because Jacob is the symbol of my love towards his father before.He was the living proof that I once loved his father. I never felt any regrets of giving myself to James because I have my handsome son. I promis
~Emerald~“Hello!?” I have been searching for the way out of this forest, but it seems like I was already lost. It was already almost an hour of being stuck in this nowhere. No one is living here, and it's just naturally surrounded by trees. “Can you just please rest?” Lilian muttered, trying to calm me down. I messed up my hair, and annoyingly sat on the ground. “How could I rest if we were lost? We couldn't even find the way back to the pack!” I uttered, almost screaming. Lilian took a deep breath, and then she replied, “I know your distress, but if you keep on doing that, it will be difficult for us to find the way!” I shook my head and washed my face using my hands. Staying in this forest is a wrong decision. This place was the home of many wild animals, and we're just lucky because we didn't meet any wild animals yet. I won't know later.“Maybe your instincts could help us,” I responded, but Lilian just let out a sigh. I shook my head and couldn't stop from letting out a de
~Emerald~“I'm sorry, Babe,” Alpha James apologized while his hands were still cupping my face. “I'm sorry if I can't help it.”My hands clenched into fists when I began to fight what I am feeling now. James just literally kissed me. I was stunned by that. No words would come out from my mouth as my mind was still preoccupied with how he crushed his lips with mine. I even felt a sudden disappointment when he stopped kissing me for no reason. This is such an insane imagination. I should not let this feeling overpower my anger towards James. He hurt me badly.I hated him, but at the same time, I wanted him. I want to feel his body against me, and I think this is unstoppable. After a year of hatred with James, he still has a part of me that I couldn't deny. I know I keep telling myself that I should not be feeling this with him, but my heart betrayed me.“Emerald,” James called me, so I lifted my head. “I want you now…”Just before I could even react to it, he took my lips again, not al
~Emerald~I suddenly woke up from being asleep, my forehead covered with sweat. I just had a bad dream. A dream that I don't want to happen again in reality. I took a deep breath and stared at my side. There was a pain in my heart when I saw his face. The man's face in my dream. I gritted my teeth as I rose from lying beside him. James woke up from being asleep, and then he furrowed his brows.“Emerald?” I gritted my teeth because of how he called my name. “Is there something wrong?”I couldn't stop washing my face with my hands as I felt annoyed after I realized the mistake I made. I was supposed not to allow him to touch me. James should not be here beside me. We shouldn't be f*cking, but why? Why did I allow James to fool me again? Why am I being so weak again? ‘Don't say that, Emerald. Nothing's wrong with you. It's just that, you can't deny the fact that your body still wanted him,’ Lilian spoke at the back of my head. I disregarded her words, and focused my eyes back to Jame
~Emerald~“Oh, James! I have been looking for you since afternoon!” I gritted my teeth after I saw Katie running into her husband's direction. My hands clenched into fists upon seeing her. I just followed her with a stare. Seems like I made a mistake looking at her. I just saw them kissing each other. ‘F*ck that woman!’ Lilian screamed. ‘See? He's still an idiot. We shouldn't trust him.’ This is my response to my wolf who shut her mouth now. Just for the last time, I shook my head and met Gideon on the way whose face was already dark. He just lessened his dark reaction when he saw me. “Are you just alright?” Gideon asked, and he began to check my body. I just laughed at him, trying to hide the nervousness from my body. “You have no idea how you made me worry. We just found out that you're missing and James as well.”I bit my bottom lips towards Gideon. I just hope that he wouldn't think that something happened to me and James. He would never know about it. I don't want him to thi
~Emerald~I continued walking my feet without looking back to James. He tried reaching me, but then Levi came, asking him for a word. I was relieved from Levi's sudden interruption, giving me time to think.At this moment, I decided to look for Cassandra and found her outside the mansion. She raised her head, worries evident on her face.“What happened?” Cassandra said, making me let out a deep breath.“I came to her room and it's true. My husband was there, and I caught them hugging. However, James and Althea explained to me that it was just a friendly hug…” I explained it to my best friend.Cassandra put Jacob back to his stroller, and then she looked at me deep into my eyes. I know what she would tell me.“A friendly hug?” She uttered, nodding her head as if something was already in her mind. “Are you sure that was just a friendly hug?”I gasped, hearing these words from Cassandra. I understand her point. She was just protecting me, but then I suddenly realized something.A deep an
~Emerald~“She knows the girl?”Levi nodded his head in response to me. I took out a deep breath, forcing a smile. Levi shouldn't think that I was affected by what I found out. And one more thing, I have nothing to be scared of.“Yes, Luna Emerald. Alpha James and Althea told us about it,” Levi replied. I smiled at Levi, nodding my head in response.“Great, thank you for telling me. I have to see them now because I wanted to check the girl's situation as well.” I turned away after saying this to Levi. He wasn't given the chance to speak as I left immediately before he could even say a word.My heart pounded so fast, thinking about her. I wondered how she and James even met.‘Maybe, they met in the human world. Knowing James before, he had travels that the pack didn't know,’ Lilian interrupted, making me pause in my tracks. I suddenly felt my legs trembling, my fists clenching when realization hit me after Lilian said those words to me.‘What if…’ I paused, struggling to even contin
~Emerald~I was stunned by Cassandra's question to me. My heart even started pounding, disbelief written to my face as I looked at her. Knowing my best friend, I know she's just worried about me, but I have trust in my husband.“I know your worries, Cass, but believe me it won't. James loved his son and he promised he would spend the rest of his life with me. I swear, he won't allow any girl to flirt with him,” I assured her.Cassandra took out a deep breath, a smile curved on her lips.“I'm sorry if I said these words to you. I just don't want something bad to happen to you. I don't want to see you getting hurt again, Emerald,” Cassandra uttered in her worried face.Seeing her reaction like that made me feel grateful in a way that I have such a friend who always thinks about me. The friendship that Cassandra and I had would always be forever.“I know, but don't worry about me. I can handle this one. My husband already knew what would happen to him if he dared to hurt us,” I mumbled,
~Emerald~“Help me! Help!”I grip the handle of the car's door as I hear a woman's scream outside. James immediately rushed out from the car to find her. I did follow him and in the middle of the road, there's a wounded woman coming over to us.My mouth widened when I felt something from her.“A human girl,” I mumbled, my eyes directly focused on her.In the distance, a group of men were coming. They were all smirking as they followed the wounded human girl, making me grit my teeth as I realized who they could be.“Christopher, take the girl in your car!” James commanded his cousin, and he listened immediately.At this point, James moved closer to me as we waited for the group of men coming into our direction.My brows furrowed, focusing my eyes on these human beings who got lost in our area. I don't know if they had an idea that this place was filled with wolves.“Where do you think you're taking her?”A man in the middle suddenly asked us this question. I tilted my head, as I notice
~Emerald~The way he grabbed my waist and took my lips before I could react, gave me so many emotions that I couldn't control. My cheeks turned red, my legs started trembling.I know there were wolves already looking at us, but as James started moving his lips, I already lost the will to decline. I just found myself, wrapping my hands around his neck.The kiss lasted for a minute, and both of us gasped for air as we let go of each other's mouth. James gave me a peck on my lips and when I realized what we did, I couldn't find the courage to face the wolves.However, we were suddenly interrupted when Christopher arrived. Behind him is a woman I wasn't familiar with.“I found her and the other prisoner of this pack. I have already allowed them to escape, while she's coming back with us,” Christopher explained, making me look at the woman.My brows furrowed as I saw familiarity from her. Her face looks familiar to me. It seems like I have already seen it to another person.‘That's Isabell
~Emerald~I swallowed hard, seeing these wolves surrounding me now. My heart pounded so fast, as I held my gun tightly.The wolves slowly stepped their feet near my direction, preparing themselves to attack me.‘Where the hell they come from!?’ Lilian exclaimed at the back of my head.I grit my teeth, eyes started to darken as I looked at them. If they dare to attack me now, I will make sure to kill them undoubtedly. My gun will kill all of them and if I lose my bullets, Lilian will kill them.‘I got your back, Emerald. Just watch your moves. They are numerous and James is not here. He's also busy with the other enemies!’ Lilian reminded me, making me nod my head in response.‘We can do it alone because we are not weak, Lilian. I will make sure to end them on my own, I swear!’ I muttered to her, and Lilian nodded her head in response.At this point, I put all of my focus to the enemies in front of me. They started hissing as if they wanted to eat me alive and the next thing that happe
~Emerald~A sound of a gun suddenly echoed in the area where we were all standing. I smelled the ash of a bullet, coming out from my gun, while the corners of my lips lifted.Yes, I was behind the sound of a gunshot. It came from me. I was the one who shot Beta Steven, but only towards his left arm.“F*ck!” Beta Steven screamed in pain, his left arm covered with blood.The warriors behind him were about to come after me, but James stepped forward, glaring at them.“Don't you dare step your f*cking feet near my wife or else, I will kill you at once!” James warned them.I bit my lower lips as I realized what I just did, but I have no regrets. The poor mate of Alpha Raven is what crosses my head.As James threatened those warriors, they returned to their area. Beta Steven started scolding them as if he really wanted the warriors to attack us. However, it never happened according to what he likes.“Is that all? You will just allow these enemies to step into our land and threaten us to our
~Emerald~“This is their pack, Alpha James.”I tilted my head when I heard Raven's voice as he spoke. James took my hand, making me turn my head to him.“We're finally here, so I want you to stay by my side. We didn't know what's waiting for us there,” James whispered to me.A smile formed on my lips as I noticed the worries from his reaction. James has been like this every time that we're facing a battle and I understand him for that. He's just worried about losing me.“Hey, stop worrying. Your gun would also be a great help for me later on. I will definitely use this, but it will be better if I let my wolf kill the enemies. She missed fighting,” I blurted to James.He couldn't help but shake his head while looking at me, but deep inside I know James trusted me. After all, I don't fear anything now because I know he's there for me. James will never allow something to happen to me and I won't allow something to happen to him as well.“Just be careful. Don't make me meddle in your figh
~Emerald~Alpha Raven suddenly fell on his knees in front of me. He suddenly burst out in tears which stunned me. I wasn't expecting an Alpha to cry like this. Seems like Raven has been dealing with a big problem.“I am really so tired of this battle, Luna Emerald. I lost my mate because of this…” Raven uttered between his tears.I just felt my heart tightened when I heard these words from Raven. Never did I imagine that he lost his mate. He lost his other half and this might be so painful for him. It's too hard to move on, especially for this kind of reason.He never simply lost his mate. She died because of a battle.“I'm sorry to hear these, Raven. I didn't know you have lost a mate, but I know she's already in the hands of the Moon Goddess now,” I responded to him, making sure he felt better.Raven bent his head down, still crying. James had already returned, and now he's confused about what's happening.“What happened to him?” He whispered to me.The first thing I did was hug him